Yes, I agree that the Robert's Rules of Order don't apply to a PMC chair, who
might or might not adopt such a practice for personal reasons. I mentioned the
conventional chairperson practice by way of contrast.
In accordance with the Apache Way, it appears to me that [P]PMC deliberations
are u
In the ASF the chair carries no additional authority within the community.
Legally they are a VP but that's a legal requirement not a social
convention. There are no votes, as far as I am aware, in ASF projects, that
would be influenced by law - votes about money, contractors etc. all occur
elsewhe
